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TE <strong>21</strong><br />

<strong>Education</strong>al Policies and Initiatives<br />

<strong>Education</strong> Service Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Development and Career Plan<br />

Programme <strong>for</strong> Rebuilding and<br />

Improving Existing schools<br />

•<br />

1999<br />

MA (Instructional Design &<br />

Technology), MSc (Exercise<br />

•<br />

& Sports Science) and MEd<br />

in Ma<strong>the</strong>matics programmes<br />

launched.<br />

Dip in Early Years Teaching<br />

launched.<br />

• Dip in Departmental<br />

Management<br />

FPDE.<br />

replaces <strong>the</strong><br />

NIE<br />

•<br />

2000<br />

NIE adopts a programme driven<br />

matrix organisational structure,<br />

with Programme Offices and<br />

Academic Groups.<br />

• NIE develops a framework <strong>for</strong><br />

continual education to facilitate<br />

pr<strong>of</strong>essional upgrading <strong>of</strong><br />

serving teachers.<br />

• The ‘Attitudes, Skills and<br />

Knowledge’ (ASK) Framework<br />

introduced into Initial <strong>Teacher</strong><br />

Preparation programmes.<br />

• Compulsory <strong>Education</strong> introduced in Singapore schools up to Primary 6<br />

• 2nd Masterplan <strong>for</strong> ICT in <strong>Education</strong> (mp2) [2003-2008]<br />

•<br />

2001<br />

Revised BA/BSc (<strong>Education</strong>)<br />

programmes implemented,<br />

including <strong>the</strong> introduction<br />

•<br />

<strong>of</strong> a specialisation in Malay<br />

Language & Literature within<br />

<strong>the</strong> BA (<strong>Education</strong>).<br />

Leaders in <strong>Education</strong> replace<br />

<strong>the</strong> Diploma in <strong>Education</strong><br />

Administration.<br />

• Innovation & Enterprise<br />

• Strategies <strong>for</strong> Active and Independent Learning<br />

•<br />

2003<br />

Curriculum Review <strong>of</strong> NIE’s<br />

ITP programmes initiated to<br />

establish <strong>the</strong> desired attributes<br />

<strong>of</strong> student teachers, rationalise<br />

programme structures and<br />

develop modules <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

curriculum areas.<br />

• Centre <strong>for</strong> Research in<br />

Pedagogy<br />

established,<br />

& Practice<br />

• DNA Centre@NIE <strong>of</strong>ficially<br />

opened.<br />

2004<br />

Learning Sciences Laboratory (LSL)<br />

established.

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